10 skewers rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1107. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
A skewer is a pin turned around: the valuable piece is in front, and when it moves the piece behind it falls. Skewers usually appear on open lines and long diagonals, which is why they are far more common in the endgame than in the opening.
These are pitched at beginners. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Qa3+ Kc2 Qxe3
Rxh8+ Kd7 Rxb8
Rd8+ Ke7 Re8+ Kd6 Rxe3
Bc7+ Kd4 Bxf4
Rg3+ Kh5 Rxh3+ Kg5 Rxh8
Rf1+ Kg3 Rxf6
Qe2+ Kd6 Qxe8
Rh6+ Kg3 Rh3+ Kf4 Rxc3
Bd8+ Kf5 Bxh4
Re2+ Kd3 Rxe5
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A skewer is a pin turned around: the valuable piece is in front, and when it moves the piece behind it falls. Skewers usually appear on open lines and long diagonals, which is why they are far more common in the endgame than in the opening.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1107, so they suit beginners.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.